The 3 C's-Crunchy Carolina Chicken Salad
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 204.9
- Total Fat: 9.1 g
- Cholesterol: 44.2 mg
- Sodium: 602.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 8.0 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.8 g
- Protein: 23.1 g
View full nutritional breakdown of The 3 C's-Crunchy Carolina Chicken Salad calories by ingredient
Introduction
This is a makeover of Ruby Tuesdays Carolina Chicken Salad, with a calorie intake at over 1,000, is no way for any American to eat, there has to be a better way.I chose to add flavorful, healthier ingredients to pack this "3C Salad" with character, class, and crunch. 3C Salad is quickly becoming a family favorite for lunch. This is a makeover of Ruby Tuesdays Carolina Chicken Salad, with a calorie intake at over 1,000, is no way for any American to eat, there has to be a better way.
I chose to add flavorful, healthier ingredients to pack this "3C Salad" with character, class, and crunch. 3C Salad is quickly becoming a family favorite for lunch.
Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
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1 bag Mixed Salad Greens
1 cup Fresh Spinach
2 packages Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Southwestern Chicken Breast Strips
2 cups Tomatoes diced
2 tbsp Sunkist Almond Accents Ranch Style
3/4 cup Low Fat Shredded Cheese
8 slices Applewood Bacon
1 small Tangerine, sectioned (cut into smaller pieces if necessary)
Salad dressing as desired.
Serves 6 nicely, orginally made to serve 5 but realized it has very difficult to split the recipe for smaller families.
Directions
Tear into smaller pieces and toss together the Mixed Salad Greens and Spinach.
Add Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Southwestern Chicken Breast Strips
Top with diced tomatoes.
Sprinkle salad with almonds, cheese and bacon
Place tangerine sections on top.
Serve with dressing of choice on the side.
If you want a warm sensational salad you can microwave your chicken strips before putting them on the salad. (DO NOT MICROWAVE chicken in the package).
The dressing on the side in the picture is Kraft Roasted Red Pepper Italian Dressing with Parmesan.
Serves 6
Add Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Southwestern Chicken Breast Strips
Top with diced tomatoes.
Sprinkle salad with almonds, cheese and bacon
Place tangerine sections on top.
Serve with dressing of choice on the side.
If you want a warm sensational salad you can microwave your chicken strips before putting them on the salad. (DO NOT MICROWAVE chicken in the package).
The dressing on the side in the picture is Kraft Roasted Red Pepper Italian Dressing with Parmesan.
Serves 6
Member Ratings For This Recipe
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SHUTRBUG1
This sounded pretty promising, til I ready you have to add salad dressing, which would increase the sodium count even higher. Perhaps if I cut the bacon way back I could make it work for my family. - 11/4/09
Reply from MEYLOSE (11/5/09)
Thank you Shutrbug for checking out The 3 C's-Crunchy Carolina Chicken Salad Recipe. It is wonderful by itself, it is how I perfer it, but realized some people feel a salad is not complete with a dressing, that is why I said dressing on the side.
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KELLI9001
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SASSYJO
This looks and sounds great! We don't have a Ruby Tuesday in our little town, so I haven't eaten it, but I plan to make this one! - 11/3/09
Reply from MEYLOSE (11/5/09)
Thank you for commeninting on The 3 C's-Crunchy Carolina Chicken Salad, after you have prepared it, I'd like to hear your thoughts on it.
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ROSSYFLOSSY
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BERTHAR
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MUSTAMATVRAK
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CD6097787
I love the Ruby Tuesday version, but the calories are "over the top". I will definitely try this, it is one of my favorites. - 11/10/09
Reply from MEYLOSE (11/11/09)
Thank you for commenting on the recipe, the tangerine sections add a little more citus flavor that Ruby Tuesdays doesn't have, but adds so mcuh to this dish, I couldn't resist.
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